[weegee]

While not the first album cover, it is indeed among the first rock and roll album covers.

Things were kind of boring until a few artists got creative with them (for classical, and then jazz, and others).

Led to:

led to:

Some suggested reading:

[weegee]

More on albums. Can’t find the book that covers more artists. And Flora’s work does look like cave scratching by a hep cat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album

[Revolting cat!]

Yes, and then it got bad again with cheesey Elvis, Fabian, Little Peggy March covers, until probably the Brits, the Beatles' Revolver. Lounge pop and jazz still had great album covers throughout, yes, but, unless I'm missing something, rock failed. I mean, what an opportunity here for a kinda black and blue cover! Missed! (Bob Dylan's first musical employer.)